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14 Cards in this Set
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Name the 6 muscles that attatch the eyeball to its orbit and give it movement.
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Superior and inferior rectus, Inferior ns superior oblique, Lateral and medial rectus
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In the aging adult, the lens loses elasticity, thereby losing the ability to accomodate for near vision. T/F
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True. this condition is called presbyopia.
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State the pathways of hearing.
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1. bone or air conduction
2. tympanic membrane 3. stapes 4. Basilar membrane of cochlea. |
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What are the 2 types of hearing loss?
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Comductive which involves a mechanical dysfunction of the external or middle ear.
Sensorineural or perceptive loss signifies a pathological disturbance. |
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Describe the findings of the tympanic membrane on someone that has had repeated ear infections.
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It will show scarring which appears as a dense white patch on the ear drum.
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Tenderness on the mastoid bone suggests what?
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Middle ear infection
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How do you straighten the ear canal for examination with the otoscope.
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Child under 3 -Pull Pinna straight down
Adult Pull up and back |
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why does one get a "runny nose" from crying?
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Tears drain via the nasal lacrimal duct into the nose. if tear production is great, they will overflow onto the face.
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There are 4 sets of sinuses. Which 2 are accessable to the examiner?
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The frontal sinuses which are behind the frontal bone and medial to the eye orbits, and the maxillary sinuses in the maxilla along the sides of the nasal bone.
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The nasal mucosa is redder than the oral mucosa.T/F
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True
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Name some normal changes to the nose and mouth on the pregnant female.
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Nasal stuffiness, epistaxix, soft hyperemic gums and bleeding with brushing. These are all caused by increased vascularity.
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The size of teeth vary by culture. T/F
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True.the size of teeth vary widely with the teeth of whites being the smallest, followed by blacks, asians, and then native americans.
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Women can expect to lose one tooth with each pregnancy. T/F
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False. Contrary to popular belief, pregnancy does not remove the calcium for the teeth causing tooth decay.
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Transillumination of the sinuses will detect inflammation? T/F
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This is possible but not an absolute. An inflammed fluid filled sinus does not transilluminate. Be ware however as many healthy sinuses normally will not transilluminate.
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